Plot Details
What is Mr. Loisel's job?
He is a clerk in the Ministry of Education.
What is the setting of "The Necklace?"
Paris (France), in the past.
Use one adjective to describe the characters of Madame and Monsieur Loisel.
Contrasting/opposing/opposed
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What's the figurative language used here?
She danced madly (...) in a cloud of happiness made up of this universal homage and admiration (...)
Metaphor
How did Mathilde know Madame Forrestier?
They were friends at school.
What is the central conflict in "The Necklace?"
Madame Loisel is dissatisfied with her low status and aspires to a higher status.
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What's the missing word and what does it mean?
'When she sat down for dinner at the round table covered with a three-days-old cloth, opposite her husband, who took the cover off the ____________, exclaiming delightedly: "Aha! Scotch broth!" (...)'
soup-tureen: a large, deep bowl, typically with a lid and two handles, used for serving soup or other liquid dishes like stews or chili. It's designed for serving a group and can be a decorative and functional piece for a formal dining experience.
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What are the two main themes in "The Necklace?"
Materialism and vanity:
The obsession with wealth and appearances can ruin a person.
How did the necklace change Madame Loisel?
After losing it, she becomes hardworking and self-sacrificing, living a harsh, honest life that is unlike the one she had dreamed of.
What's the missing word and what does it mean?
"He stopped, ____________ and utterly at a loss when he saw that his wife was beginning to cry."
stupefied: unable to think or feel properly. Astonished, shocked.
What figurative language was used here?
"She suffered endlessly, feeling herself born for every delicacy and luxury."
Hyperbole
What extra jobs did Mr Loisel do to pay for the debts?
Her husband worked in the evenings at putting straight a merchant's accounts, and often at night he did copying at twopence-halfpenny a page.
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Why was Madame Loisel upset when her husband told her about the party? What does this say about her character?
She didn't have "appropriate" clothing to wear, and she is very vain.
Find in the story a word that means "greedily, avariciously."
covetously
"Suddenly she discovered, in a black satin case, a superb diamond necklace; her heart began to beat covetously."
covetous: having an extreme desire for wealth or possessions, or for another's possessions.
What is the situational irony in this story?
Madame Loisel spends ten years of extreme hardships to repay 36,000 francs (plus interest) for a necklace that turns out to be a worthless imitation.
What does the necklace symbolize?
It symbolizes superficial wealth and the illusion of appearances.
What is the climax of the story?
Madame Loisel loses the necklace and buys a new one.
What is the necklace's function in the story?
It's the catalyst for Madame Loisel's transformation.
What is a usurer?
A person who lends money, especially at an exorbitant rate.
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